Ornamental decoration



No). '20, 1934. F? C HARPER 1,981,695

ORNAMENTAL DEC ORAT I ON Filed Dec. 13, 1935 lnvenfor:

Patented Nov. 20, 1934 UNITED STATES PATENT(OFFICE,

ORNAMENTAL DECORATION Frank 0. Harper, Carnegie, Pa. ApplicationDecember 13, 1933, Serial No. 702,194 2 Claims. (Cl. 4110) Thisinvention relates to a decorative ornament and while not limited theretorelates more particularly to that type of ornament for decoratingChristmas trees and similar articles for 5 festive occasions, and hasfor its object the provision of a novel form of ornament which may becheaply manufactured and sold, and which is composed of a plurality ofunits adapted to be assembled into various combinations, varying itsornamental effect.

In the drawing: a y Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a completelyassembled ornament.

Figures 2 to 6, inclusive, are plan views ,of various shapes of theindividual units comprising the ornament. 1 l

Figure 7 is a sectional View through any of the ornaments of Figures 2to 6. r

Figures 8 and 9 are sectional views of modified forms of ornament unitshaving modified or roughened surfaces for deflecting thelight rays atvarious angles.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 2 designates the units or membersof the ornament which are shown in the assembled view in Figure 1 and inFigure 4, as composed of flat disks. As shown assembled in Figure 1, itwill be seen that the disks are of various diameters and are assembledwith the disks of smaller diameter at the top of the ornament and theothers arranged in'groups. Each group is composed of the same size ofdisks and the several groups are arranged in an assembly with thesuccessive larger diameters graduating from top to bottom. Each of thedisks is provided with an aperture 3 at diametrically opposite pointsand the several disks are connected together in various lightv formationby connecting units or lengths L comprising a relatively rigid shankportion 4 terminating at each end in loop portions which are adapted tobe entered through the apertures 3 in the disks 2, and the loopedportions are adapted to be closed to retain the disks in position In thecommercial form of this ornament, the several disks of the severalgroups of disks may have their surfaces of various colors, either inwhole or in part, so as to add to the attractiveness of the ornamentand, due to the novel assembly in which the heavier and larger disks are50 arranged at the bottom of the ornament as it is suspended, theseveral disks will assume various angle positions relative to each otherabout a center line passing through the apertures and connecting links,55 The topmost disk is provided in its topmost aperture with a hookattaching member 10 of pliable material adapted to be anchored on thetree or other article being ornamented.

As a modification of the ornament of Figure 1, the units 2 2 2, 2 and 2of Figures 2 to 6, may be substituted for the disks 2 either in whole orin part, or in any combination. As a further modification, any otherunits 2 2*, 2, 2 and 2 may have their surfaces provided with projections12, either on one or both sides thereof, as shown in Figures 8 and 9,which projections will serve to deflect the light rays from the surfacesof the units in various directions and materially add to the ornamentaland attractiveness of the assembly of such units.

Ornaments such as described above have many advantages over the thin,light-weight glass ornaments ordinarily used in the trimming ofChristmas trees in that they are indestructible, require comparativelysmall space for display and storage, and can be manufactured in theUnited States to be sold in competition with the fragile glass ornamentsordinarily used, many of which are imported from foreign countries.

Another advantage is that the general appearance may be varied atthe'pleasure of the party desiring such ornaments, since different unitsmay be purchased for assembling and the units assembled by thepurchaser, and either a greater or lesser number of units used. With thevarious forms of units shown, and others that may be readily made bythose skilled in the art, there is no end to the number of combinationswhich may be assembled to vary the ornamental eifectiveness to beobtained.

Experience has shown that the ornament of this invention is particularlyadapted for the trimming of trees located out of doors for the reasonthat they are indestructible from the elements and from shocks deliveredby the wind while suspended on the tree.

What I claim is:

1. An ornament comprising a plurality of onepiece thin fiat membershaving bright reflecting surfaces and connected to form a pendant-likechain, said members being of greater size and weight at one end of thechain than the other,

said members being perforated at diametrically opposite points, andsingle one-piece connecting links joining said members, said linkshaving looped ends passing through said perforations forming pivotalconnections and a relatively elongated stiff body portion between saidloops whereby when said chain issupended with its heaviest end downmostthe several members will and single one-piece connecting links joiningsaid members, said links having looped ends passing through saidperforations forming pivotal connections and a relatively elongatedstifi body portion between said loops whereby when said chain issuspended with its heaviest end downmost the several members will assumevarious angular positions relative to each other about a center linepassing through said, apertures.

FRANK C. HARPER.

